TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (September 7, 2016) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Volleyball Coaches’ Poll for September 7 and Player, Defensive Player and Setter of the Week selections for matches played August 29-September 4.
The next poll and individual weekly awards will be released September 13.
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NJCAA Region 8 Volleyball Coaches' Poll
September 7, 2016
The NJCAA Region 8 Volleyball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2016 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 volleyball coaches, the Region 8 Volleyball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Polk State (11) |
6-1 |
171 |
1 |
|
2. |
Hillsborough (5) |
9-1 |
164 |
2 |
|
3. |
Central Florida |
5-3 |
144 |
3 |
|
4. |
Daytona State |
3-2 |
101 |
4 |
|
5. |
Miami Dade (1) |
0-0 |
81 |
6 |
|
6. |
Palm Beach State |
4-1 |
66 |
8t |
|
7. |
Santa Fe |
4-4 |
61 |
5 |
|
8. |
Indian River State |
2-5 |
55 |
10 |
|
9. |
St. Petersburg |
1-3 |
33 |
8t |
|
10. |
Eastern Florida State |
7-2 |
30 |
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Also receiving votes: Pasco-Hernando State 28, State College of Florida 26, Pensacola State 17, Gulf Coast State 3, St. Johns River State 1, South Florida State 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 7 Pasco-Hernando State.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Player of the Week
Abigail O’Ferrell, Hillsborough
Sophomore – OH
Labelle, Fla.
- Led Hillsborough to a perfect 6-0 record, including five wins at San Jacinto College’s Military Appreciation Classic
- Averaged 4.2 kills, 1.9 digs, 0.5 blocks and 4.9 points over 18 total sets
- Posted double-digit kills in her first four matches of the week, including 21 in a five-set win over NJCAA No. 13 Santa Fe, 19 in a straight-set win over No. 7 Blinn and 16 in a straight-set win over No. 14 Panola
Other nominees: Danielle Christian, Pasco-Hernando State; Alyssa Gage, Central Florida; Payten Joy, Broward.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
Audren Rose, Broward
Freshman – Libero
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Averaged 8.0 digs over a total of eight sets played
- Delivered a pair of entries into the 25-Dig Club with 29 vs. Palm Beach State and 35 vs. Florida National
Other nominees: Halie Werkmeister, Pasco-Hernando State; Aimee Jett, Lake-Sumter State.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Volleyball Setter of the Week
Nathaly Alvarez, Central Florida
Sophomore
Arecibo, P.R.
- Helped Central Florida to a split of four matches
- Averaged 5.3 assists over four matches and 15 total sets
- Also averaged 2.3 kills, 0.3 service aces, 2.6 digs and 0.3 blocks while splitting time between setter and hitter
- Had double-digit assists in all four matches and recorded three double-doubles – 20 assists/15 digs vs. NJCAA No. 5 Northwest College, 28 assists/11 digs vs. No. 4 Iowa Western and 14 assists/12 kills vs. (RV) Casper
Other nominees: Rileigh Hometchko, Pasco-Hernando State; Melissa Taylor, Broward.
25 Dig Club
The following players joined Region 8’s 25-Dig Club in games played August 29-September 4:
- Aimee Jett, Lake-Sumter State – 25 vs. State College of Florida, 8/30/16
- Renata Gomes Martins, Lake-Sumter State – 25 vs. State College of Florida, 8/30/16
- Marion Vaucher, State College of Florida – 27 vs. Lake-Sumter State, 8/30/16
- Marisa Beisner, State College of Florida – 34 vs. Lake-Sumter State, 8/30/16
- Audren Rose, Broward – 29 vs. Palm Beach State, 8/31/16
- Brooke Westphal, South Florida State – 25 vs. Indian River State, 9/1/16
- Audren Rose, Broward – 35 vs. Florida National, 9/2/16
- Brooke Westphal, South Florida State – 36 vs. Santa Fe, 9/3/16